BURROUGHS: THE MOVIE [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet, filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs was for decades mainly the stuff of legend. That changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Now viewers can enjoy the invigorating candidness of Burroughs: The Movie, a one-of-a-kind nonfiction portrait that was brought to life with the help of a remarkable crew of friends, including filmmakers Jim Jarmusch and Tom DiCillo, and that features on-screen appearances by fellow artists of Burroughs's, including Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Terry Southern, and Lucien Carr.;
• Cast: William S. Burroughs, Francis Bacon, Mortimer Burroughs, William S. Burroughs Jr., Lucien Carr, Jackie Curtis, Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, James Grauerholz, Brion Gysin, Lauren Hutton, Stewart Meyer, Patti Smith, Terry Southern, Howard Brookner, Alan Yentob, Tom DiCillo, James A. Lebovitz, Mike Southon, Nicolas A. Stuthers, Richard Camp, Cathy Dorsey, Larry Shlu, Scott Vickrey, Ben Morris, Amit Bose, Jim Jarmusch, Ed Novick, G. Osborne, Peter Miller, David E. Houle
• Director: Howard Brookner
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: DPI, Citifilmworks, Pinball London Ltd., Janus Films, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie